New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14
THE PANHANDLE TRAIN ROBBERIES.

FULLY HALF THE MEN ACCUSED STILL AT LARGE
THE BROTHERHOOD OF BRAKEMEN INTERESTED
THREATS AGAINST OFFICIALS.
PITTsBURG, April 13.-It is now thought that the
populations on the Panhandle Railroad have been far
in of what has been reported by the of cals and
others. car raed on Sunday week ago, be-
tween this city and Dennison not Jingle article OF
value being lett behind The contents OF the car were
valued at $50. 500 II has been stated by parties in
tho American Detective Bureaus offices in this city
that the stolen goods stored in the rear OF Mr. Gikn
sons private Office contain Y1OO,OOO worth OF valu-
ables O part of which was obtained at the city
fences" An addition has been made to the iecov-
cred property by the goods brought back from New
Waterford, COlunbiana County, Ohio by Detective
John I. Norris, who also had with him Elmer Young,
one OF the accused railroaders. The railroad company
has already satisfied OF the claims OF the consgn
ees OF the stolen property The goods in the hands OF
the detectives will be sold by auction when all the
cases are settled in court The trunks Will not be ua
packed until the hearings are held before Alderman
Grpp on Monday. John Hampton, counsel OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, said to-day:
q Had the counsel and officials Of the Panhandle
Railroad desired to arrest all of the employees OF the
road who directly indirectly connected with
the robberes 1t would haze been necessary to stop
the operation OF the road. When the case had been
worked up to the point OF making the arrests selec-
ton was made from the long list of names, the sup
pOsed ringleaders being the ones against whom the
charges were preferred"
Not only is the number against whom informations
made small In comparison Wild Wnat u ulRnt
have BEEN according to Mr. Hamptons ent, but
as as learned through positive statement by Alder
man Grpp to-day not more than halt OF those charged
In the informa ions have been arrested Since the
first arrests Panhandle men, including many tor whom
warrants were out fed in all drectloDs 1t is said
that fully halt Of the number intended to be arrested
still at large.
John Nimmo, chief of the Brotherhood of Brakemen
on the Panhandle road, called upon Alderman Grpp:
before whom the warrants bad been sworn out, aud
stated that he had been employed on the Panhandle
road for the last four months In that time he had
never seen anything wrong among the employees The
brotherhood he said would employ counsel to defend
the prisoners and 1t possible establish their innocence
Ii proofs shown OF their guilt, however, the
brotherhood would assist In theii conviction 1t was
the intention also to proceed against the company tor
damages il the charges against any o the men under
arrest not sustained.
The United States authorities have decided to pro-
ceed against the Panhandle plunderers TOR breaking
into Government bonded An investigation 10 now
in progress here, and the matter will then I've laid be-
fore the Department of Justice for further action.
The accompices OF the railroad thieves are resortng
to threats to intimdate the PaDhanfle Railroad
officials. Among the mail laid on superintendent
Taylor's desk this morning was a letter IN q dainty
envelope. 1t Was addressed to Mr.. Taylor who opened
1t and found the following threatening mssive from
Denuison:
sDont make any arrests, blank you, or we
will cut your blank wires and do 1T as often as we
please. You can't get US ALL and yoa had better let
the matter drop"